“From the Samurai TTB I can taste the underlying tulsi here, and maybe a bit of fruit sweetness. Can’t really distinguish if it’s strawberry or pineapple, but it’s a generic fruit sweetness. What...” Read full tasting note
“I took this tea with me to work and left it there alongside some tea sachets. It’s been abnormally cold here and snowing since the beginning of September so I wanted something warm and comforting...” Read full tasting note
“A fruit salad tea. This is a bit of an odd tea, It claims to be something different, and it is, but it is not exactly what you would expect from the description. I expected it to be spicy, with ...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown (588)! Welp, after what I’m pretty sure was well over a year I am FINALLY finishing off this sample. I can actually thank my coworkers for that; we were talking about Tulsi as an ingredient...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for March 6, 2017!
I was inspired to create this blend when I came across a recipe for a ‘different’ kind of fruit salad that included strawberries, pineapple and other fruits, tossed with lime juice and then seasoned with black pepper and a little bit of cayenne pepper for an added kick. I liked the idea of that kind of fruity blend combined with the kick of zesty pepper and spicy cayenne so I decided to create a tea that captured those flavors.
For a base, I went with a light, refreshing blend of green teas including some Zomba steamed green tea from the Satemwa Estate in Malawi as well as some Gunpowder and Sencha from China. Then I added a blend of Tulsi leaves (Green, Purple and Wild Leaf) to enhance the spiced characteristics of this blend.
I added some dried fruit (pineapple, strawberries and limes) and some black and long peppercorns as well as some cayenne pepper and natural flavors. The result is a sweet, fruity tea with some heat! The heat isn’t overpowering – but it’s enough to keep things interesting.
Taster size is approximately 15g
ingredients: green tea, organic green teas, organic tulsi (green, purple & wild leaf), organic pineapple, organic strawberries, limes, juniper berries, organic peppercorns, organic long pepper, organic cayenne pepper and organic natural flavors
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